Cost of living comparison
Seychelles is 36.4% more expensive than Palau overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 42.0% more in Seychelles
- Groceries
-
pay 25.5% less in Seychelles
- Transportation
-
pay 21.6% more in Seychelles
- Housing
-
pay 21.8% more in Seychelles
- Childcare
-
pay 2.2 times more in Seychelles
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.3 times more in Seychelles
- Clothing
-
pay 52.2% less in Seychelles
The cost of entertainment and sports, childcare, restaurants, housing, and transportation in Seychelles are more expensive than in Palau. Expenses including clothing and groceries are lower in Seychelles. Notably, entertainment and sports and childcare are significantly more expensive in Seychelles.
If you lived in Seychelles instead of Palau, you would:
pay 42.0% more for restaurants
|
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.00
|
$17.38
SCR249.25
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
|
$8.30
SCR118.96
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.37
|
$2.25
SCR32.29
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
|
$1.87
SCR26.80
|
|
pay 25.5% less for groceries
|
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.44
|
$1.72
SCR24.71
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.00
|
$14.37
SCR206.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.97
|
$6.93
SCR99.40
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.97
|
$3.60
SCR51.63
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$6.30
|
$3.61
SCR51.78
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.40
|
$0.95
SCR13.63
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.00
|
$1.10
SCR15.75
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.50
|
$0.97
SCR13.93
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$7.50
|
$2.65
SCR37.95
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$0.65
SCR9.29
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.50
|
$0.60
SCR8.63
|
|
pay 21.6% more for transportation
|
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.75
|
$6.15
SCR88.21
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$26.44
SCR379.21
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$17,500.00
|
$26,617.26
SCR381,710.27
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$42.09
SCR603.53
|
|
pay 21.8% more for housing
|
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$129.50
|
$168.84
SCR2,421.26
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$900.00
|
$1,048.20
SCR15,031.89
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$700.00
|
$829.24
SCR11,891.84
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$70.93
SCR1,017.25
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for childcare
|
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$200.00
|
$167.60
SCR2,403.45
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,920.00
|
$6,668.90
SCR95,636.69
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
|
$7.58
SCR108.67
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.08
|
$5.17
SCR74.12
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.25
|
$17.96
SCR257.57
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$55.00
|
$74.52
SCR1,068.69
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$6.15
SCR88.13
|
|
pay 52.2% less for clothing
|
Palau
|
Seychelles
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$62.50
|
$48.57
SCR696.48
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$52.50
|
$20.36
SCR291.97
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$147.50
|
$59.56
SCR854.15
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$195.00
|
$66.75
SCR957.20
|
|
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